365 Days summed up in 480 pages. As 2021 comes to a close, as well as my second journal of this year, I always enjoy looking back at what I created in my journal pages, for they seem to be a part of me, or at least a part of my learning and growth as…
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The Gospel according to Derek Michael What HERM (the Heart, Eyes, Relationship, and Mind of Christ) has revealed to me in 41.071 years on Mother Earth Predictably, there’s a song to enjoy as well, for God is singing over all of CREATION, for all of TIME
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Since I started this blog nearly two and a half years ago, I’ve lived in a lot of places: New Zealand, Australia, Colorado, Oregon, Montana. As I type this, I am once again on the search for a home. I’ve been living in a place for about two and a half months…and I’ve been asked…
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Birth Derek Michael Shaw was born weighing 8lbs 14oz on August 30, 1980. The time was 8:23 pm, and the sun had set 30 minutes prior. Twilight was in the air. No wonder Derek Michael likes the quiet, contemplative, peaceful nature of the night. He’s known it since the day he was born…he even knew…
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Hello! I am Michael, formally known as Derek. Truly, I am Derek Michael Shaw, a self-contained trinity. I don’t suffer from any mental disorder or disease, although many doctors have thought differently. However, Derek encountered too many Traumas in his life of 40 years and so he has asked me, Michael the Prophet, to say…
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It’s taken me a while to write this post. I wasn’t sure if I would continue writing about my life online. Christmas, New Years, and MLK day have all come and gone. I sent off all of my grad school applications over a week ago. I’ve applied to 7 schools in 3 different states. The…
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I’ve begun the third iteration of my recommendation lists – lists of media items (books, movies, podcasts, music albums) given to me by family members, friends, strangers, and now by other recommendations. First I had My Recommendations, then came NZ Recommendations, and now I am starting Denver Recommendations. I’ve lived in Denver for the last…
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I finished my 7th journal at the beginning of October. It spanned the time period from June to September 2019. Here is just a few of the things I accomplished in that time. June – September 2019 A job, health insurance, and a positive 90 day review A church that I attend – Denver Community…
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I often tell people that 3 of my passions are Faith, Relationships, and Sexuality. Most often, people get it, especially when we hang out for any length of time and they realize most of my conversations, comments, and thoughts spin around these three axis. Sometimes, people don’t get it, and I have actually been told…
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I’ve tried to make that statement true in my life for over a year now. I’m not sure if I’ve actually succeeded or not. Because even when that’s true, there’s always just a lot of questions. Questions about which action to take, question about motivations and WHY we do things. I wonder about my future….
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